Luo Ning led people directly into the Guangming Hall in the atrium of the official residence.
This was once the place where members of the three families held secret meetings.
The lanterns are on at the beginning, and the moon is bright and dim.
The bleak autumn wind blew through the courtyard, carrying the smell of the blood of the old masters.
The Lord of Longcuo City sat down on the leopard-skin seat at the head and said:
"Are you all here? Everyone, sit down wherever you want. Let's discuss it first."
Su Chuo, Qian Sibaan, Tongyan Shaman, Qiong Jie and others sat down together and looked at Luo Ning with twinkling eyes.
Luo Ning's face became colder and quieter under the shadow of the lamp, and his eyes were as deep as water.
He took out the long jade dry tobacco bag and took a puff, and his words came out along with the smoke.
"The first thing is, Qiongjie, you go and do it."
The young man said in Tubo dialect.
"Go to the Jiedushi Mansion in Songyuan City and report to the Jiedushi Lord that Chu Wei and others insulted the princess, harbored resentment, plotted to defect, and paid to kill me... He resisted and was killed."
Qiongjie stood up, stroked his chest and saluted, "La Sui!"
Luo Ning nodded, "You go to Songyuan City overnight and don't let others report to the Jiedushi Mansion first."
After speaking, he took out the diaphragm and said, "This is the evidence of the crime of Chu Wei and others. I hand it to Jiedushi with your own hands."
Qiongjie accepted the order and was about to leave when suddenly Qian Sibaan raised his hand and said, "Qiongjie Baichang, wait a minute!"
Tubo Chief immediately stopped and turned around, "Huh?"
But Qian Sibaan handed over his hand to Luo Ning and said:
"City Lord, we killed three entire families, and the charges are justified. The Jiedushi Mansion will not stand up for dead people like them."
"However, we ransacked three people's homes and had so many resources and property. If we don't spit out some of them, we may not be able to do it."
"I think we should let Qiongjie Baichang give a generous gift to the Jiedushi Mansion this time."
Eating alone is a taboo.
Especially, the person who eats alone is a migrant!
How could those great lords and temple masters agree?
If the city lord does not show that the interests are shared equally, he will immediately become the target of public criticism. I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to move forward in Xifan in the future.
Luo Ning shook his head, "No! I can't even afford a gift of one tael of silver."
It's an attitude of giving up everything.
"If you want to divide a big official like Jiedushi, you have to give him at least one million. Anything less will offend him and give him away for nothing!"
"But if the Jiedushi is one million, what about the Xibian Mansion? What about the Jie'er Lun Mansion? What about the Great Vajra Temple?"
"If each of these big shots gets a share, then even if I give out more than four million yuan in property, I still won't satisfy them!"
Luo Ning knocked on his pipe and raised his voice.
"I'm a person who can't avoid fire and water, and I don't care about success or failure! Just be an iron rooster!"
"Speaking of offending... Ever since I, a Xia native, became the Lord of Longcuo City and the envoy of the Naixue Tribe, I have already offended them."
"If I give them a share, not only will I not please them, but it will also inspire the greed of those gentlemen."
"Even if I share all the proceeds from the house confiscation and don't take a single spiritual stone for myself, they will still think that I got the most."
"So, we can only eat it in one bite to the end."
Su Chuo smiled slightly when he heard this and felt that what Luo Ning said was very reasonable.
Sure enough, the Luo brother would not give any money to those Tubo nobles.
Qian Si Abacus smiled bitterly, "City Lord...this is the reason, not bad! But these millions of wealth are accumulated by the three families for decades. If we eat them all, I'm afraid someone will secretly make trouble immediately."
"We are outsiders and weak. The princess and Dorgon have left long ago. If those Tubo nobles deal with us, there are actually many ways."
He didn't know Luo Ning's hidden strength, so it was only natural to be so worried.
Luo Ning smiled faintly, puffed out a puff of smoke, and his expression became even more unpredictable.
"It's okay. If you want to make a fortune, of course you have to take big risks. Even if I eat alone to death, I can't give away money for nothing."
"Besides, the resources that Long Cuo received belong to Her Royal Highness. Even if the proceeds from the house confiscation are made, don't they still belong to the Princess?"
"As the city lord, I am just a big steward. What qualifications do I have to give the princess's wealth to her courtiers? It makes no sense."
It makes no sense!
That makes so much sense.
Luo Ning continued: "Post the notice and say that Chu Wei and others are so audacious that they dare to search for resources in the dowry territory and rob the princess's serfs before leaving office. This is a heinous crime."
"Now they have killed him and the resources have been taken back."
"When the time comes, it will also be given to the princess as a tribute."
"If they want something from the princess, they can just come and ask for it from me."
This is actually a lie, but it is indeed an impeccable excuse.
Qian Sibaan knew that Luo Ning knew what he was thinking and stopped trying to persuade him.
"The second thing is relief!" Luo Ning said in a sonorous tone.
Su Chuo's eyes suddenly lit up and he said secretly: "Lu Pianpian, you lose! Don't forget, you have to wash your bellyband and socks for a month."
"Not necessarily." Lu Pianpian said, "If he just spends a small amount of money to show off, then I still win."
But Luo Ning slapped the table and said in a cold voice:
"The people of the past spread soil and deceived the eyes of future generations! Chu Wei and others set fire to every village and made the trees smoke! The serfs are short of food for the winter this year! They broke the bones and sucked out the marrow, leaving a real mess!"
"I heard that many serfs are so poor that they don't even have seeds! Even if they smash pots to sell iron and break bones to make oil, I'm afraid they won't be able to survive next summer's harvest!"
"I never stand by and watch people fall into the water without saving them. I can't let the serfs starve to death!"
His impassioned words made everyone feel solemn and respectful.
"City-minded Bo Yuntian! He really is a royal knight!" Qian Sibaan said, "Does the city lord want...a big relief?"
"We can only provide large-scale relief!" Luo Ning nodded. "Not only will we let them survive the winter safely until next summer's harvest, but we will also provide them with grain seeds!"
"We cannot let them starve to death or become refugees."
Lu Pianpian suddenly fell silent when she heard this.
What a big relief?
That would cost a lot of money. Not only would it cost money, it would also attract the attention of the Tubo nobles and be hated by many lords.
"Then..." Qian Si Abacus was really good at economics. After thinking for a while, he said: "At least one million stones of grain are needed."
"The yield per acre in Tubo is low, and food is expensive. Nowadays, Longcuo is short of food, so they can only buy it from other places, and the cost is even higher. One stone of food costs at least four or five taels of silver!"
"Such a big relief will definitely cost 5 million taels of silver. According to Tubo's gold and silver exchange rate, it is 600,000 taels of gold!"
"City Lord, the gold confiscated this time is only 1.2 million taels! Half of it was spent... Isn't it too expensive?"
"Besides, with such a big relief, those Tubo lords will also hate the city lord."
"Flower!" Luo Ning gritted his teeth and stood up straight like a javelin, "That's the kind of man I am! I'm not afraid of spending money!"
If he wants to take good care of the people, he will have more qualified soldiers and more willpower.
This is the fastest way to accumulate willpower.
Lu Pianpian cursed endlessly, "Spending 600,000 taels of gold for relief? Do you think you are the county guard? What's the point of the actor's promise?"
Su Chuo said: "How about it? I told you that the Luo family brother will give a big relief, right? You don't understand him. He is willing to spend a lot of money for others. That's him."
"You lose. Wash your belly socks for a month. You are very perfunctory every time you wash them. Fortunately, they are not dirty and they are easy to wash."
Lu Pianpian secretly hated, "I hate it! Sister lost again!"
Luo Ning didn't know that the two women had made a bet over this. He looked at the money and the abacus with a solemn expression.
"Brother Qian, I leave it to you to buy food. I will send someone to secretly protect the caravan."
"Go buy grain and tell the merchants along the way that from now on, Longcuo City will only collect tithes, and all other miscellaneous taxes will be abolished. They are welcome to Longcuo City."
Qian Sibaanpan couldn't help but be touched when he saw Luo Ning entrusting him with such a large business.
"Don't worry, City Lord, I will definitely buy back one million stones of grain!"
Luo Ning added: "The third thing is to tell the people of the three tribes that I have killed Chu Wei and others for them, and I also want to help them. Let them feel at ease and not become refugees."
"Tell them that from now on, the three tribes of Long Cuo will govern human affairs in accordance with the laws of heaven, in order to... govern the Ming Dynasty!"
"Fourth, abolish all village owners, chiefs, and herdsmen previously appointed by the three families, and appoint them again."
"fifth……"
With the promulgation of new city lord orders, the three parts of Longcuo have begun a new chapter.